Month May 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of people protesting the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers on Wednesday. One demonstrator who jumped from another police… Continue Reading →
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night, with protesters looting stores near a police precinct and setting fires… Continue Reading →
In Parshas Yisro 19:3 it is written, “And Moshe went up to Hashem, and Hashem said to him, “So shall you say to the house of Yaakov and tell the sons of Yisroel.’” When the Jewish nation finally made it… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national cyber chief Thursday officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month against its water systems, an assault widely attributed to arch-enemy Iran, calling it a “synchronized and organized attack” aimed at… Continue Reading →
A total of 115 Indian citizens were expatriated to India on Tuesday on an Air India flight from Ben-Gurion Airport after being stranded in Israel for over two months due to coronavirus travel restrictions. The flight was arranged as part… Continue Reading →
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When watching this toddler in a Meah She’arim toy store, we are taken aback. We think, “No. It cannot be. Is this really his reaction? He is not yet two years old! Is this what he says when he sees… Continue Reading →
In what Health Minister Yuli Edelstein called a gift for the chag, Israel’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday night, among a larger rollback of restrictions, that shuls can hold minyanim with up to 70 participants as of Wednesday morning, an… Continue Reading →
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is charged with providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group, including attempting to buy multiple weapons and scouting potential targets for an attack in the Tampa Bay area, federal prosecutors… Continue Reading →
Asian stocks were mixed after an upbeat open on Thursday, as investors pinned their hopes on an economic rebound from the coronavirus crisis. Shares rose in Tokyo, Sydney and Mumbai… Read more » The post Asian Shares Mixed After Wall… Continue Reading →
Three teachers from the Gymnasia Rechavia school in Yerushalayim tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday morning, raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the school to six, three… Read more » The post Three Teachers in Yerushalayim School… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration announced Wednesday it is ending nearly all of the last vestiges of U.S. sanctions relief provided under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo… Read more » The post U.S. Clamps Down on Waivers… Continue Reading →
Anti-Semitic crimes in Germany last year reached their highest level since the country started keeping statistics, amid an overall strong increase in right-extremist criminality that is a cause for “great… Read more » The post Anti-Semitic Crime Rises in Germany,… Continue Reading →
South Korea reported 79 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most in nearly eight weeks, triggering the return of tougher social distancing curbs amid the specter of a second wave… Read more » The post S. Korea Coronavirus Spike Stirs… Continue Reading →
Israel’s national cyber chief Thursday officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month against its water systems, an assault widely attributed to arch-enemy Iran, calling it… Read more » The post Israeli Cyber Chief: Major Attack… Continue Reading →
China’s Parliament, the National People’s Congress, approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries… Read more » The post China’s Parliament Approves Hong Kong… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry. And the aircraft maker says more cuts are coming. Shortly after disclosing the job cuts, Boeing announced… Continue Reading →
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A college student sought by police as a suspect in a crime spree including two slayings in Connecticut has been captured, Connecticut State Police said Wednesday night. Peter Manfredonia, 23, had been the subject of a… Continue Reading →
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody broke out in Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters in a standoff with officers outside a police precinct and looting of nearby… Continue Reading →
The 15 members of the state Senate Republican caucus sent a letter to Governor Murphy today, politely but urgently requesting that he make “smart and fair decisions to end the hardships that continue to impact many New Jerseyans.” The Senators… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The winner, and still champion, is CBS. The Tiffany network finished the traditional television season, which ended last week, as the most-watched broadcaster for the 12th consecutive year, the Nielsen company said. CBS has won 17… Continue Reading →